‘They’re lying to you’: Russian TV news editor gatecrashes live broadcast

During a live broadcast, a Russian TV news editor protested by holding a banner that read, ‘They are lying to you.’

Marina Ovsyannikov, a Channel 1 editor, is said to have gatecrashed the prime time news broadcast by carrying a banner behind the news presenter. “NO WAR,” the message said. Stop the war. Don’t fall for the misinformation. They’re lying to you here.”

The demonstrator was shown holding the placard for many seconds before the station broke away from the screen and turned to a different broadcast.

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Channel 1 is a platform for Putin‘s regime. An independent protest-monitoring group identified the editor following the contentious part.

Marina was brought into police custody following the event, according to the director of a human rights organisation located in Russia.

“What is going on in Ukraine is illegal, and Russia is the aggressor. Vladimir Putin bears sole responsibility for this attack,” Marina stated this in a video that was uploaded online before the live demonstration.

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The editor went on to say that she was of Ukrainian and Russian ancestry and apologised for working for a propaganda TV station. Marina may face prosecution under legislation against disparaging the military forces, according to the Russian news outlet Tass.

Only a few days ago, a group of terminally sick Russian youngsters were forced to stand outside in the bitter cold to make the letter ‘Z.’ Netizens dubbed the stunt a desperate and propagandistic display of solidarity.

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According to accounts, the children and their moms were requested to stand for a photo in front of a hospice in Kazan, a city in southwest Russia.

Vladimir Vavilov, the chairman of a cancer charity in Kazan, took the photograph. He captured the image using a drone and later shared it on the hospice’s website.

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Russian military trucks with various emblems on the sides and tops have been sighted in Ukraine. Among them is the letter Z, which is supposed to be a symbol of support for Russia’s offensive.